Myths of Perception

Enhanced perceptual skills enable a practitioner to discern subtle insights that can significantly improve the effectiveness of corrective procedures. Unfortunately, some common myths exist that can impede the development of perceptual skills.

  

MYTH #1.  Only a limited percentage of ‘gifted’ individuals can develop exceptional perceptual abilities

FACT:  The human nervous system is astonishingly sensitive.

The average person’s innate sensitivity, e.g., their neural receptor thresholds, extends far beyond their conscious ‘range of perception’. The simple truth is that your neural system continually DETECTS much more stimuli than you are AWARE of. Consequently, most individuals are ‘gifted’ with the genetic potential to develop exceptional perceptual skills.

 

 MYTH #2. Perception is limited to awareness of 'standard' 5 sense responses.

FACT:  Your neural system produces many responses - beyond just ‘standard’ 5 sense responses – when it detects stimuli.

For example, your neural system produces subtle autonomic and central nervous system responses when it detects extremely subtle stimuli. Practitioners who cultivate awareness of these responses are able to extend their range of perception.  As a result, they can perceive extremely subtle changes in a patient’s physiology, which cannot be experienced/ perceived through the ‘standard’ 5 senses.

 

MYTH #3: It takes a lot of time and effort to cultivate exceptional perceptual skills. 

FACT:  Clinical perceptual skills can be enhanced significantly in a weekend.  

In the past, relatively little was known about how the human neural system processed extremely subtle stimuli. Consequently, developing subtle perception skills was a ‘hit or miss’ proposition that could consume considerable time and effort – with no guarantee of success. Recent neurophysiological research has identified key components involved in processing subtle stimuli. New protocols now exist that assist practitioners to rapidly enhance awareness of select key responses and quickly gain access to an extended range of perception.